charnière

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cardināria, from Classical Latin cardinem. Unrelated to French charnier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.njɛʁ/
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Noun

charnière f (plural charnières)

hinge
joint (of a bone)
(figuratively) turning point (pivotal moment)
(philately) hinge

Related terms

cardinal
carne (“angle”)
encharner

Descendants

→ Catalan: xarnera
→ Dutch: scharnier
→ German: Scharnier
→ Italian: cerniera
→ Piedmontese: sarnera
→ Portuguese: charneira

Further reading

“charnière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

enchérira

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